THR, knee sore, still suing walker, need info

Hi jhb don't worry I posted a similar post a week ago asking how to go from two crutches to one I was reassured by people on here and lo this week I am on one stick I am 74 and I think it probably takes us older hippies a bit longer there are some good posts on here regarding the sleeping that may help you Give yourself time and I'm sure in a while you will feel much better as someone said to me it's not a race  ( though it is to me I'm just not sure who I'm racing !! )

3 weeks is a short time and sleeping on back throws up all sort of pains. I wake up after a few hours with the worst butt pain. Have to get up and walk around give it a good rub and try for another few hours. I'm 3.5" weeks post op and still using 2 crutches. My hip is still stiff from scar and I have pain from scar. As a lot of people here advised me I take naps during the day to catch up on sleep. Don't rush things-- I've been told all sorts of stories about people who are walking without aid etc after 2 weeks but those people were probably out of sight for weeks before that.

This forum is great especially during the early hours when sleep is a stranger.

Hi jhb. It's very early days for you yet. I don't think I left the house for the first few weeks. Have you had any physio? They gave me exercises which really helped with the stiffness. Do you have someone who can go for a walk with you? I started walking short distances & gradually built it up. 

I still have pain around the scar & back of legs but have been told it can take up to a year to heal.

good luck with your recovery.

Hello jhb,

its ts early days yet. Depends on your ability etc before. Be kind to yourself.

i am 45 and had THR 3.5 weeks ago. Still have pains in lots of places which get worse if I overdo things which I have done a couple of times now. I too wanted to launch into lots of activity but have learnt the hard way that less is more sometimes. Your body needs time to heal.

You are also likely to be using muscles that you haven't for a while.

In this case time does hea. If you are worried I would see your GP.

Take Care 💌🌈💌🌈

I found at that stage, that putting a normal pillow under both knees in bed just took some pressure off my back.  I still have various times of the day and night where I stretch out but pillow helps with comfort and sleep.  

Laura

Good morning jhb,

welcome to this wonderful site of fellow Hippies in all stages post-op, pre-op and still sitting on the fence ... 

No need to apologize for anything - 

As said, you are still in the early stages of recovery and it seems that you are doing very well... THR surgery is major surgery and your body has gone through some trauma ... muscles and tendons were severed, prothesis implanted in bone etc ...you will slowly build up your strenght and during the process other muscles might make their presence known ... - 

one of the best advice here is to listen to your body ... we all have been there, the frustration, impatience and feeling that we go backwards, at times ...

good news though that you don't have pain !!!! yeah !!!!   

take it easy and be gentle with your self ... come back here any time !!!

warm hug

renee 

Morning jhb, I agree with everyone else. Prior fitness, age etc all have an effect on recovery but we have all had major muscle groups/nerves etc severed and they take time to heal.

I am 3.5 weeks from op and spend a lot of time cajoling my stiff muscles back into action. If you are using a walker at the moment then so be it - you can still go through the motions of walking. This is what I did - take your walking down to slow motion to let your body re-learn the walking motion. When you are resting then clench and release muscles where you can and massage the whole leg (as far down as you can, or get someone else to do it). The muscles in the back of my leg and calf were stiff as is my knee - everything is affected. Move often, rest often. Take pain meds and use ice packs. It's all hard work but makes you sleep better!

Dear Jhb,

three weeks is still very early days...All that you describe is normal; you will be able to go walk in a pool at around week six. Pain on rear and back of leg is normal...

You will feel better day by day, improvement can be slow but it's definitely there.

Are you taking any medication?

Best wishes and big hugs

Ella 

Hi there

i shall just talk about knee. I found if I tried to walk far at all - eg round the perimeter of the house in the first few weeks my knee really hurt. So I focused on exercises and built up walking slowly. This really helped knee pain and it went completely. It's now my hip that tells me to ease back on walking.

Some folks have good suggestions for  side sleeping on here too so I am sure you'll get some help with that too.

good luck

chris 😊

Thank you all for replying. IT has already helped a lot hearing from you hippies. As some mentioned it takes time to learn to walk again, for me it has been about two years of not walking correctly. I do have Home Health  come in weekly to help with exercise. I must say this surgery is harder to recover from than my Total knee surgery but knowing I can learn from all of you helps. thank you.

I was doing the same thing at just three weeks.

I need mummy four wheel wake to pull up on from sitting position. Mine has a seat do I could sit Will making meals.Then I could put the tray on the seat and bring it to the living room.

You probably still have some seelling . I did all they way to my toes so that will also cause you to be stiff. That's normal.

Most of my swelling is in my butt. Very Kardasian style but not mine.

I think your pos has generated the most amount of predictive text errors in responses. I had a chuckle when I saw you were suing rather than using walker..I am constantly getting done by this site as it types slower than i do so I miss predictive texts errors. 

Perhaps we should "persue" the suing and start a discussion on who else we hippies would like to sue?